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Don’t Be So Sensitive: Incidents, Accidents, and Near Misses in Lab Research

July 29, 2020

Safety Partners is thrilled to announce the publication of its 5th edition of "Incidents, Accidents, and Near Misses in Laboratory Research." This collection of real life safety lessons has just been mailed to clients and many friends. Look for it in your (actual) mailbox!

July 21, 2020

Where are you working nowadays? If you said “the dining room table” or “the couch”, you’re not alone and this blog post is for you.

July 10, 2020

Safety Partners’ is about to release our 5th version of Incidents, Accidents, and Near Misses in Laboratory Research which includes a real-life story of a lab employee who developed a chemical sensitivity to a commonly used lab chemical.

June 19, 2020

On June 18th, OSHA issued Guidance on Returning to Work to assist employers reopening non-essential businesses and their employees returning to work during the Coronavirus pandemic. The guidance supplements OSHA’s previously published Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19.

June 7, 2020

On May 18, Governor Baker announced the State's Plan to safely reopen the Massachusetts economy, while minimizing the health impacts of COVID-19. The guidance includes mandatory sector-specific standards and recommended best practices for sectors that are eligible to open in Phase 1.

May 28, 2020

May 16, 2020

On April 10, 2020, OSHA published interim guidance regarding the enforcement of employers’ obligation to record and report employees’ COVID-19 cases.

May 6, 2020

OSHA recently issued a guidance document on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 that focuses on determining employees’ risk of occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in order to identify the appropriate control measures that can be put in place to protect employees from exposure.

April 24, 2020

We have been getting many questions from clients on appropriate precautions to take when working with COVID-19 positive samples in the lab. The World Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) have all published extremely informative guidance on this topic

April 16, 2020

Watertown announced yesterday that due to the COVID-19 emergency they will be postponing the effective date of their new regulation (Biotechnology and the Use of Recombinant DNA Molecule Technology) from May 1 until July 1, 2020.

April 3, 2020

The terms risk and hazard are used often in the safety world, many times interchangeably. They have very different meanings, however, and when using these terms, care should be taken to use them appropriately.

March 18, 2020

As I mentioned in last week’s blog, Prevent Blindness has deemed March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month. This non-profit organization is currently promoting awareness about the dangers of blue light exposure from computers, televisions, and device screens including smart phones and tablet screens.

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Don’t Be So Sensitive: Incidents, Accidents, and Near Misses in Lab Research

Work from Home Ergonomics

Chemical Sensitivities in Lab Employees

New OSHA Guidance on Returning to Work

Massachusetts Safety Standards for Office Spaces During the COVID-19 Reopening Period

Airflow in the Laboratory

Are Workplace-Related COVID-19 Cases Recordable and Reportable?

SARS-CoV-2: Determining Your Employees’ Exposure Risk Level

Risk Assessments: The Key to Working Safely with COVID-19 Positive Samples

New Watertown Regulation: Biotechnology and the Use of Recombinant DNA Molecule Technology

Hazard and Risk Analysis

Protect Your Eyes from Blue Light

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